A Man in the Storm

Gaëlle Nohant

January 1917. The war drags on, grinding soldiers into the trenches while those left behind are stretched to their limits. At nineteen, Rosalie is forced to leave her boarding school, uprooted from Pa…

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The White Octopus Hotel

Alexandra Bell

“Have you traveled a long way?” she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. “Well, yes,” he said slowly. “Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.” London, 2015. When…

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Milady

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre

For too long, Milady has been vilified as a ruthless power player, master manipulator, notorious liar, and dangerously beautiful femme fatale. But what if this infamous portrayal was merely the produc…

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Florida Palms

Joe Pan

The Outsiders meet Sons of Anarchy in this gripping debut about a group of young men dragged into a drug-running operation. It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, an…

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The Blue Place (Aud Torvingen)

Nicola Griffith

The first of Nicola Griffith’s beloved Aud Torvingen crime series. It would be so easy—a step, a smile, swift whirl and grab, and snap: done. I even knew how she would fall, what a tiny sound her last…

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Specimen

Pauline Claviere

When “Adolescence” meets “Anatomy of a Fall”. “Today’s paedophile bears little resemblance to the cliché of the clammy-handed old man in a trench coat loitering outside the school gates. In just two d…

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Pig

Matilde Pratesi

Pigs are Valentina’s safe space. When she’s feeling overwhelmed, she lists the breeds from A-Z until her mind becomes quiet again. Valentina struggles to live life without order. Every morning, she re…

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Greta and Marguerite

Kalindi Ramphul

Passion, betrayal, friendships and family secrets… A perfect escape… When turbulence on a flight from Bombay to Paris brings middle-aged Romuald and flight attendant Greta together, it’s love at first…

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Blast

Claire Deya

Grand Prix RTL – Lire An unforgettable portrait of suffering, hope, and love in post–World War II France, this cinematic debut novel uncovers the secrets of a little-known era. In spring of 1945, the…

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A Lie Will Suffice

Christopher Bouix

One man, Ethan Chanseuil. One android, Milo-128. One hundred and twenty minutes of interrogation. With one outcome, a public vote. And one simple question: who is telling the truth? A satirical pastic…

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